On neti) and little-known Eastern Moths. 



XV. — Neio and little-known Eastern Moths. 

 By Colonel C. SwiNHOE, M.A., F.L.S., &c. 



Family Eupterotidae. 



Apona khasiana, nov. 



^ ? . Of a uniform pale ochreous -brown colour, darker and 

 more ochreous than in A. pallida, Walker, from Sikkim, but 

 about the same size; the plumes of the antennse about half 

 the length and brown in colour; the transverse lines and 

 bands similarly placed, the medial and discal lines single, the 

 latter curving inwards in its middle; a black dot at the end 

 of the cell of fore wings ; the underside of both wings with 

 some large red-brown patches towards the outer margin. 



Expanse of wings, ^J '^\q> ? ^\o inches. 



Khasia Hills. 



This is probably the insect referred to by Mr. EKves as 

 Apona cashmirensis^ Kollar, expanse 120 inm., from the 

 Khasis, in Journ. Bo. N. H. Soc. xi. p. 250 (1897) ; but 

 cashmirensis is a small insect differing from both pallida and 

 khasiana in the shape of its bands. I have it from ISolon, 

 taken by Bayne Reed. 



Family Arctiidae. 



Diacrisia procedra^ nov. 



c? . Above and below of a uniform pale ochreous-buff 

 colour; antennae and palpi black, frons with black sides: 

 fore wings with two black costal spots, one before and the 

 other beyond the middle ; a black spot at the upper end of 

 the cell, another close to hinder margin below the first spot, 

 a spot at the base, the discal band of spots below showing 

 through the wing with two spots on it on the hinder margin 

 above, and two dots on veins 2 and 3 : hind wings with a 

 large spot at the end of the cell and a discal band composed 

 of two very large black spots joined together, each divided by 

 veins 1 and 2, and a small spot divided by vein 5; cilia 

 concolorous, without markings ; abdomen pinkish, dorsal and 

 lateral rows of small black spots. Underside marked as 

 above, except for a larger black spot at the end of the cell of 

 fore wings, and the discal band clear and prominent, com- 

 posi'd of three large s|)ots divided by the veins and connected 

 with each other by small black dots; pectus bright ochreous, 

 with black hairs ; legs with black stripes. 



